Choose the original HS-Omega-3 Index Test

It is about time that laboratories clear up the confusion over different analytical methods in use for fatty acid profile evaluation. As a matter of fact such blood test is to clarify ones personal Omega-3 Index.

One could question whether it is allowed to indiscriminately judge every test result according to the healthy 8-11% Omega-3 Index reference value that was derived from scientific research. We asked this question to prof. von Schacky, co-inventor of the Omega-3 Index and founder of Omegametrix GmbH: “The fundamental problem with fatty acid analyses is an uncontrolled emergence of analytical methods. Depending on the method applied, the result can differ up to a factor ten. This is one of the reasons why prof. Harris and I decided on fine-tuning the standardized HS-Omega-3 Index Test. It is the only test to which the 8-11% reference value applies.”

More than 80 scientific projects are based upon the HS-Omega-3 Index Test. Prestigious research groups worldwide use this standardized method of analysis, from Nobel prize winning Elisabeth Blackburn to Harvard Medical School, from the University of Seoul to the University of London or the University of Berlin, and many others. Over 40 scientific publications are based upon the HS-Omega-3 Index Test. Twenty five other studies also used this method of analysis and will be published soon, while 25 new projects are still ongoing.

The scientific world is really glad to finally have a standardized method to work with. Hopefully, analytical results will show better matches between laboratories in the near future? In Europe Omegametrix GmbH is the reference laboratory for determining the original HS-Omega-3 Index Test that was used in the clinical studies. The test is made available to you by Nutrogenics in cooperation with Omegametrix GmbH.